Handy device for paper-hangers.



, PATENTED PEB. 13, 1906.- A; o. HARRIS @E E. o. JARMAN.

HANDY DEVICE FOR PAPER HANGERS. APPLIOATION FILED 11111113, 1905.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

fr! ARTHUR C. HARRTS, OF LAG-RANDE, AND EDWARD O. JARMAN, OF

HAINES, OREGON.

HANDY DEVICE FOR PAPER-HANGERS- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 3, 1905. Serial Nol 263,621.

No. 812,740. Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

on a longitudinal plate let into the edge portion of the handle 1, or instead of metal hard wood may be used to provide a strong an substantial rule edge. The graduations on the measure 3 are provided in two scales, o

inches preferably. However, as the latter may be varied the same will not be specifically described. The measure 3 not only affords a device for measuring purposes, but the same may also be used instead of shears in tearing the paper off on a straight line aroun To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR O. HARRIs, residing at Lagrande, in the county of Union, and EDWARD O. JARMAN, residing at Haines, in the county of Baker, State of Oregon, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Handy Devices for Paper-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a simple and handy operating device particularly designed for use by paper hangers in their ceilings, panels, or the like, the measure ework and embodying, primarily, the usual ing placed against the part which is to be cut, smoothing-brush which carries a roller and and the paper may be readily torn at the edge of the measure in a similar manner 4as the operation of tearing paper with a straight paper-cutter is performec. Arranged about central of the handle 1 is disposed a longitudinal spirit-level tube 5, which is adapted to be used to indicate when a part has been placed in a true horizontal position, and near one end of the handle is a second transverse spirit-level tube 6, which will indicate the perpendicular in an obvious manner. The levels 5 and 6 may be used very advantageously in paper-hanging operations and in other ways also. Near the ends of the handle and in a side thereof are provided recesses 7 and 7a, and at the bottom of each recess is secured a plate 8, having upwardlyprojecting pivot-lugs 9. A short standard 10 is pivoted to the lugs 9 of the plate 8, which is in the recess 7, and this standard is bifurcated at one end to receive a revolvingv cutter or cutting-disk 11, the latter being arranged between the bifurcated portions of the standard 10, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A standard 12 is pivoted to the plate 8 in the recess 7a, and said standard is of a form similar to the standard 10, being provided at its ends, however, with spaced extensions 13, between cutter commonly employed in paper-hanging operations, and in addition to the above the brush is provided with levels for ascertaining the true horizontal and perpendicular. A measure is also provided and forms a part of the device above set forth.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device l embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a l central transverse sectional view taken lon the line X X of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to vin the followin description and indicated in all the views o the drawings by the same reference characters.

1n the drawings the numeral 1 designates the brush handle or body from which the 1 usual bristles or brush material 2 extend. The handle 1 is of a form similar to the handles of the majority of paper hangers brushes at present in use, and the longitudinal edge of the brush opposite that from which the bristles 2 project is provided with a measwhich is journaled a roller 14. The roller 14 ure 3, which is preferably graduated in inches is used in the customary way in paper-hang and which may be advantageously used in ing operation for rolling down the seams. various ways by a paper-hanger as he works. will be noted that the standards 10 and 12, The end portions of the handle 1 being cut being pivotally mounted and arranged lonaway near the edge having the measure 3, as gitudinally of the handle 1, are adapted to be shown at 4, the measure is not so long as the turned outwardly by pivotal movement longest portion of the handle, and thus in thereof, so that either the cutter 11 or the brushing down a corner there is no likelihood l roller 14 will be projected from an end of the that the rule or measure will catch into the handle, so as to be readily used whenever depaper and tear the same. The measure 3 sired. The parts 11 and 14, however, are may have the graduations-thereof provided l nearly flush with the side of the handle 1,

upon which they are disposed, when said parts areout of operative position, so that they do not interfere with convenient manipulation of the brush, measure, or level devices provided. Between the plates S and t e pivoted extremity of each standard 10 and 12 is arranged a flat spring 15, secured at one end to its adjacent plate 8, spring so bears against the adjacent end'olc the standard as to Iprevent the latter from accidental displacement from the inoperative position in the recess 7 or 7a, and each spring also coperates with its standard to hold itin its operative position projected from one end of the handle. The sides of the recess 7 are curved outwardly at opposite sides of the standard 10, so that the fingers may be permitted to readily grasp the standard n order to pull the cutter l1 into operative position.

It will be seen that the assemblance of the various parts of the device as hereinbefore described is such that the same affords no small amount of conveniencerrom a practilays.

Having thus described the invention, what is clalmed as new is` In a device ofthe class described, the combination of a handle, brush-bristles projected from the handle, a rule or measure at one edge of the handle, a roller carried by the handle, a cutter mounted on said handle, and levels arranged upon the handle.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR C. HARRIS. [L s.] EDWARD C. JARMAN. [L. s.]

i Witnesses:

J. W. KNowLEs, y J. W. WALDEN. 

